A Wokingham company has put a spring into the step of an American shoe manufacturer by designing a space-age trainer.

A Wokingham company has put a spring into the step of an American shoe manufacturer by designing a space-age trainer.

Innovision R&T plc, based in Rose Street, was approached by ES Originals for bright ideas to increase flagging sales, and the result was a trainer that emits multi-coloured glittering flashes.

The Power Pulse shoe contains a module which flashes electronic coloured-light sequences every time the wearer walks or runs.

Marc Borrett of Innovision R&T said: "This is exactly the type of challenge that we thrive on. We set our creative teams to work,

brainstorming for ideas, researching with our marketing teams, and designing with our engineers. ES Originals has been great to work with - very committed to the project and fast to implement it. We are delighted with the result."